Deforming, revolving and resolving - New paths in the string theory landscape
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2 Algebraic Geometry
Differential Geometry
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the properties of series of vacua in the string theory landscape. In particular, we study minima to the flux potential in type IIB compactifications on the mirror quintic. Using geometric transitions, we embed its one dimensional complex structure moduli space in that of another Calabi-Yau with h^{1,1}=86 and h^{2,1}=2. We then show how to construct infinite series of continuously connected minima to the mirror quintic potential by moving into this larger moduli space, applying its monodromies, and moving back. We provide an example of such series, and discuss their implications for the string theory landscape.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.0620,
title = {Deforming, revolving and resolving - New paths in the string theory landscape},
author = {Diego Chialva and Ulf H. Danielsson and Niklas Johansson and Magdalena Larfors and Marcel Vonk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.0620},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
41 pages, 5 figures; minor corrections, published version